Politics Mar 29 Supreme Court hears an Army reservist’s case involving exposure to burn pits in Iraq The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that questions whether sweeping legal immunity for states trumps guarantees for America’s veterans. John Yang introduces us to a Texan who served his country, and now finds himself in a legal…
Politics Mar 23 Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘on track for confirmation’ Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged Wednesday during a Senate nomination hearing that she would have no agendas if she becomes the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans again painted her as soft on crime as Democrats…
Politics Mar 22 Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her judicial record in Senate hearing Tuesday was the second day of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. John Yang reports, and congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and our legal analyst Marcia Coyle, of the National Law Journal, join Judy Woodruff…
Economy Mar 16 Federal Reserve raises interest rates in effort to tame inflation In addition to Wednesday's hike in a key interest rate, the Federal Reserve also signaled it expects to continue to raise rates through the year. Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and author of a new…
World Mar 09 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights vulnerability of nuclear power plants Ukraine gets much of its electricity from nuclear power, but a series of Russian attacks near nuclear plants over the last two weeks are elevating fears of potential accidents and what they could trigger. John Yang reports on the latest…
World Mar 03 Volodymyr Zelensky’s improbable rise from comedian to wartime leader of a defiant nation The face of Ukrainian opposition to the Russian invasion has been their leader, President Volodymyr Zelensky. His defiant vows to stay and fight have lifted a nation battling for its freedom. John Yang details Zelensky's improbable rise from comedian to…
Nation Feb 24 Former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted in federal court of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. They were on the scene assisting fellow officer Derek Chauvin when he pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes,…
Nation Feb 22 Analyzing the federal hate crimes trial for the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery Three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 in Georgia were found guilty Tuesday of federal hate crimes. The jury concluded that Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan targeted and shot Arbery because he was…
World Feb 22 Multiple cyclones, historic drought in Madagascar cause widespread food insecurity Extreme weather events are wreaking havoc on Madagascar, including multiple cyclones that have already hit the island nation this year. Sitting off the east coast of Africa, it is one of the poorest nations in the world. And as John…
Health Feb 16 Balancing risk and safety as states ease mask mandates The average number of daily new COVID cases in the U.S. from omicron has finally dropped below the peak of the delta wave. But the nation is still averaging more than 145,000 new cases and 2,400 deaths per day, leaving…